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The Doctrine of Types, and Its Influence on the Interpretation of the New Testament, an Essay, Which Obtained the Norrisian Medal for 1829 (Paperback)
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The Doctrine of Types, and Its Influence on the Interpretation of the New Testament, an Essay, Which Obtained the Norrisian Medal for 1829 (Paperback)
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(without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.
1830. Excerpt: ... PART I. It is not necessary to undertake any
deep research into the subject of the origin of language, and the
various means of conveying information, in order to arrive at the
notion expressed in the word "type." We know that the use of
symbolic representation very generally prevailed in the early ages
of the world. Of this representation there are two kinds, the one
by symbolical writing, the other by significant action. In the
infancy of language, these two means of imparting ideas would
naturally be the first to present themselves to mankind; and that
which necessity at first suggested, might, for various reasons, be
employed in after times, even when letters and words had furnished
a more extensive medium of intercourse. Among the nations of the
present day, the remains of this rude, but natural language, may be
traced in many of their most solemn transactions. In the affairs of
religion, in particular, the early ages of the world made frequent
use of the two methods of symbolical representation. The most
ancient characters employed by the Egyptians to signify their
deities, were of a symbolical nature; and their religious rites
consisted in shows and representations in action. The Greeks,
deriving their religion in great measure from Egypt, framed their
mysteries, both the greater and the less, on the same principle of
expressing things by visible signs'. Nor is it difficult to account
for the prevalence of this mode of religious instruction; for there
is an impressive solemnity in action far above any effect produced
by words, and which, by its very nature, strikes the mind, through
the medium of the sight, with the most forcible appeal 2. It is
evident that the method of information by action, though at first
only used to express things past or pr...
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